Nationally recognized travel expert and television correspondent Mark Murphy chronicles the dicey, humorous, sometimes bizarre and always entertaining experiences he encounters in far-flung locales when he's not on camera. This highly entertaining multimedia travelogue, complete with exclusive, unpublished video outtakes, focuses Murphy's witty and perceptive lens on the culture of traveling, revealing unforgettable characters and global humanity in all its quirkiness -- from a predatory Cougar Grandma in Germany to a wiseguy shakedown on a picturesque Greek island, serious partying in Ho Chi Minh City, sampling shocking edibles in Cambodia and much more.

Mark Murphy is a modern-day Renaissance man with a thriving drive for all things travel. From being a go-to media maverick and trusted travel expert to a best-selling author and skilled speaker, Murphy is recognized by his peers as an innovator at the forefront of online publishing, social media, advertising, and brand marketing.

As a 20+-year travel industry veteran, Mark has a vast, up-to-the-minute understanding of the trade as a whole and its rapidly changing media landscape. He is the founder and CEO of TravAlliancemedia, a cutting-edge travel trade media group that provides both agents and their customers unparalleled customer-driven solutions. TravAlliancemedia is also the publisher of two top industry publications, Agent@Home and Vacation Agent magazines as well as TravelPulse.com, the most visited travel trade website in the world.

When he's not in front of the camera reporting on breaking travel news or delivering a talk to other like-minded entrepreneurs, Mark feeds his own wanderlust appetite - sometimes literally! Balut, anyone? He has hiked, sailed, climbed, kayaked, Segued and rickshawed his way through more than 70 countries around the world, and brings his extraordinary first-hand experiences to the travel veteran and amateur alike.

Mark provides professional commentary for both consumer and business travelers and is a frequent expert guest on major networks and news stations such as The Today Show, CNN, Fox Business, Fox News, and ABC, CBS, and The Travel Channel.